Diogo Jota’s controversial goal was allowed to stand despite his Liverpool teammate Luis Diaz straying into an offside position in the build-up. The opener, just before the hour mark, broke the deadlock in an increasingly tense Merseyside derby and came with Everton continuing to provide a threat.

An explanation emerges for why Luis Diaz was not penalised for being in an offside position before Diogo Jota scored Liverpool's winning goal.

Despite the protests of David Moyes and the Everton supporters, Luis Diaz was not offside in the buildup to Diogo Jota ‘s winning goal for Liverpool at Anfield. Diaz provided the assist for Jota’s second-half winner on Wednesday night, but earlier in the move the Colombian had been in an offside position.